Improvement in barrel taps and faucets



E. T. BARLOW.

BARREL TAP AND FAUCET. No.179,468. Patented ul 4,1876.

UNITED STATES PATENLr met.-

ELISHA T. BARLOW, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

IMPROVEMENT lN BARREL 'l'APS AND FAUCETS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 179,468, dated July 4, 1876; application filed April 27, 1876.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, ELISHA T. BARLOW, of San Francisco city and county, State of California, have invented an Improved Barrel Tap and Faucet; and I do hereby declare the following description and accompanying drawings are sufficient to enable any person skilled in the art or science to which it most nearly appertains to make and use my said invention or improvement without further invention or experiment.

My invention relates to that class of permanent taps for beer and other barrels in which the valve which admits the liquid to the faucet is arranged in the tap, and is operated by an independent key or implement after the faucet or tube through which the liquid is drawn has been secured in place in Y the tap.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figures 1 and 2 are longitudinal sections, showing the passages in my faucet. Fig. 3 is a view of the tapering plug. Fig. 4: is a perspective view of my device.

Let A represent a tap or metal plug, which is permanently secured in the head or in one of the staves of a barrel or cask, so that one end will be inside of the barrel, while the other is outside of it. In the outside face of this tap or plug, and at one side of its center, I make a bore, b, the interior of which is threaded, and into which I screw one end of the faucet or tube G. This bore 1) extends only a suliicient distance into the plug to furnish a socket to receive the faucet or bent pipe 0.

A hole or passage, (1, leads from the bottom of the bore or socket b, and passes at an angle through the plug, so as to connect it with the interior of the cask or barrel. I. then make a conical or tapering hole, 0, entirely through the plug, at such an angle that it will cross the hole d at some point between the bottom of the socket and the inside end of the plug. This hole is made largest at the inside end of the plug, and gradually decreases in size toward the outer end.

In this conical hole I place a conical or tapering plug, f, which can be ground to fit, in

with the passage d, and the connection is out To keep the plug f pressed firmly in its conical seat I secure a flat spring, 0, tothe inner end of the plug, so that its free end will press upon the end of the plug. As the plug wears this spring will keep it pressed snugly in place and prevent leakage.

The large end of the conical plug being on the inside of the tap A the pressure of the liquid contained in the barrel will tend to force it outward, and thus keep the joint tight.

An independent key, P, is used for turning this plug, and for this purpose I make the outer end of the plug of a proper shape to receive a key-socket; or its outer end might be nicked, and an ordinary screw-driver could be used for turning it.

As the plug stands at an angle to the faucet the key or other implement used for turning it will also be held at an angle, so as to be out of the way of the faucet.

I thus produce a combined tap and faucet that can be cheaply manufactured, and which is not likely to get out of order.

A common bent tube can be used instead of a faucet, and will serve every purpose as a conductor of the liquid.

I am aware that a permanent tap for barrels, in which the valve which admits the liquid to the faucet is operated by an independent wrench or key, has beenheretot'ore patented.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The permanent tap or plug A, having the angular hole or passage 6 arranged to connect the interior of the barrel or cask with I l I u n n I a the faucet G, in combination with the conical the spring 0, for keeping the plug in place valve or plug f, with its hole or passage 6 arand pressing it to its seat, substantially as ranged to cross said passage 0 transversely, specified.

gglliitlltlblly as and for the purpose de- ELISHA T- BARLOW 2. In combination with the tap or plug A, Witnesses: provided with the angular passage 6, and GEO. H. STRONG,

transverse conical plug f, with its passage 6, CHAS. G. PAGE. 

